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The biggest dogfighting bust that South Carolina media did not report

September 25, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Only one journalist saw fit to mention the second largest dogfighting sweep in state history COLUMBIA,  South Carolina––Four days after the biggest dogfighting bust in South Carolina in almost a year,  and one of the biggest in South Carolina and for that matter the entire U.S. ever,  only crime and courts reporter Ted Clifford of […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Henry McMaster, Justin Johnson, Ku Klux Klan, Maddy Johnson, Merritt Clifton, Ted Clifford

Oregon halts wildlife killing contests; New York gov Hochul dithers

September 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

New York legislature passed bill to ban wildlife killing contests three months ago,  but governor has yet to sign it into law             BEND,  Oregon;  ALBANY, New York––The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on September 15, 2023 voted unanimously to prohibit wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other species classified as unprotected mammals in the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Predators, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Deborah Glick, Gwendolyn Craig, Kathy Hochul, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Mike Finley

Would Moses have practiced Kaporos? Did Jesus handle snakes?

September 17, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Israel discourages Kaporos.  U.S. authorities ignore it.  Many U.S. Jews protest against it. TEL AVIV,  Israel;  New York City,  N.Y.––Compared to the slaughter of 25 million factory-farmed chickens per day for human consumption,  the annual sacrificial killing of 50,000 to 100,000 by the estimated 130,000 Hassidic Jewish households worldwide in the practice of Kaporos scarcely […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Islam, Judaism, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Snakes, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Avi Dichter, Donny Moss, Eid al Adha, Merritt Clifton, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

Charreada steer-tailing loses first court test in Will County, Illinois

September 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Showing Animals Respect & Kindness drone video persuades Illinois state’s attorneys & county court judge             JOLIET, Illinois––A terse handwritten note from Will County,  Illinois county court judge John Anderson on September 8,  2023 handed Showing Animals Respect & Kindness a first big win––at least on paper––in a year-long campaign against charreada cruelty in the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Mexico, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA Tagged With: James W. Glasgow, La Herradura De Joliet, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Tom M. Renken

Outside animal rescuers excluded from Morocco after earthquake

September 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

But British-funded SPANA and Massachusetts SPCA subsidiary American Fondouk were both already there MARRAKECH, Morocco––September 11 might be the grimmest of dates thus far into the 21st century. September 11,  2001 is marked in the U.S. for terrorist attacks that killed 2,996 people when Al Qaida hijackers crashed two jets into the World Trade Center […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Isles, Morocco, North Africa, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Ahmed Khairoun, Amy Bend Bishop, Kate Hosali, Merritt Clifton, Nina Hosali

Lumpy skin disease––what’s that?––hits cattle from Africa to Nepal

September 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Lumpy skin disease––yes,  it’s ugly––also set Australia & Indonesia at odds for months. KATHMANDU,  Nepal––Best known as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama,  the Buddha,  circa 564 B.C.,  and as the land of Mount Everest,  the world’s tallest mountain,  Nepal during the summer of 2023 gained a more sinister distinction as ground zero for arguably the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Australia & New Zealand, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Islam, Israel, Live transport, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia Tagged With: Arjun Poudel, Beduram Bhusal, Gadhi Mai, Jarod Hanson, Merritt Clifton, ProMED, Rastriya Samachar Samiti, Sneha Shrestha

Can new regs fix what’s wrong with walking horse shows & racing?

September 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration was mighty quiet without Clant Seay SHELBYVILLE,  Tennessee––The 85th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration,  held from August 23,  2023 through September 2,  2023,  was mighty quiet without the protesting presence for the first time in a decade of Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty founder Clant Seay. Seay,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Racing, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Clant Seay, Jason Servis, Kitty Block, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Sara Amundson, Saratoga Race Course, Tom Vilsack

Jimmy Buffett, 76, was there when needed for dolphins & manatees

September 7, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Jimmy Buffett fans calling themselves “Parrotheads” reinforced the dolphin & manatee causes             SAG HARBOR,  New York––James William Buffett,  76,  born on Christmas Day 1946, known to the world as entertainer and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett,  died on September 1, 2023,  at his home in Sag Harbor, New York,  from complications of Merkel-cell carcinoma,  a rare and aggressive skin […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Bob Graham, Charlie Crist, Fred Neil, Jeb Bush, Merritt Clifton, Ric O'Barry, Save the Manatees Club

Icelandic whalers kept in port by women who chain selves to masts

September 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Anahita Babaei and Elissa Biou held out through cold night,  Babaei without food or water,  but surrendered after 33 hours REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Slipping aboard the Icelandic whaling vessels Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9 at approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 4,  2023,  anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Elissa Biou climbed the masts of each ship and chained themselves into the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Iceland, Laws & politics, Marine life, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Anahita Babaei, Elissa Biou, Imogen Sawyer, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Valgerður Árnadóttir

Should ex-New Mexico governor Bill Richardson go to heaven or hell?

September 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

“Heaven!” says Wayne Pacelle.  “Hell!” says Steve Hindi. CHATHAM, Massachusetts––Bill Richardson,  75,  New Mexico governor from 2003 to 2011,  involved in politics and international diplomacy from his 1971 graduation from Tufts University until shortly before his death,  died on September 1,  2023 at his summer home on Cape Cod. Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, African species, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mexico, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Ali MacGraw, Ben Shelly, Jeffrey Epstein, Mary Jane Garcia, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

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